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Five reasons to register trade marks beyond your home territory
In our September 2017 edition of Legal Werks, the top ten reasons to register trade marks were identified notably the [...]
Director liability – OHSA/NEMA
This memo is intended to provide high level guidance on director liability under the National Environmental Management Act 107 of [...]
Reporting obligations of directors in terms of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 – reckless trading and personal liability
Directors are obligated to report financial distress – failure to do so might result in personal liability. The Companies Act [...]
Kenya: SONY is not well-known
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors In Sony Corporation vs Sony Holdings Limited the Kenyan High court dismissed the [...]
South Africa: reliance on trade marks in company name objections
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors A further reason to register trade marks is that they can be relied [...]
China: motivation for e-commerce to act against counterfeiting
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors On 31 August 2018, China introduced legislation making online operations accountable. Online service [...]
